Former Syracuse University player Lazarus Sims will join Jim Boeheim's coaching staff this fall.

Sims confirmed his appointment to a newly-created position on the coaching to staff in a telephone interview with the Post-Standard on Friday.

Sims, a Syracuse native who went to Henninger High School, played at Syracuse from 1992 to 1996. As a fifth-year senior, he was the starting point on the 1996 Syracuse team that advanced to the NCAA championship game.

The specifics of Sims' new job are still being worked out. The NCAA only permits four coaches to work with players on the playing court during the season. Sims said that he and Boeheim have been discussing his role with the university's compliance office in an effort to get him on the court. In any case, Sims won't be on the road as a recruiter in his new capacity.

Sims talked excitedly about joining the SU coaching staff and returning to his alma mater.